PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSIONS :t Bolloon Spring:~ield, P robobly Boli-n Pouibly Bolloo, TYPE OF OBSERVATION OAT ETIME CROUP 0 Ground Vo suol 0 GroundRodor Wos Aircraft P ro bob I y A or c r ofl tl AI,..Vi wol Aorlntercept Rodor Possobly Al rc r olt Was Astronomi col P r o bobly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical L EHCTH OP' OBSERV ATIOH HUMBER r,p OBJECTS lnsuffoclent 0 Gta for Evoluot lon 10. BRIE PI SUMMARY OP' SICHTIHG ;.j C creW' flying on head COMMENTS ::ource ing o: _aoo, altitude 26,000 at a pain~ aprox vie~ed or az h o.nd elev~tion Springfield, -l~., ob.3erved a ob:;~rved. nu.:.'-'i"'il'.:'l~ '..y hrigr.t .-.;er, due to hr1G~tnes5 r o s:;ibl y n. r.ct~cr c:<:p!.cded. :;ightin g ! ilot; eJtt:r1~cd e.:trcn~ly Jc5cended fn right ATlC I'ORM Jl9 (R~V 2 6 !UtP U) OtPA~ 01 M Ant I'Oite! StAfF MESSAGE DIVLS10N ARMY-30, NAVY-90 , JCS-35, OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 ZCHQA330ZCWJW449 DE RJWF'DX 28 fM 825AIRDIV LITTLE ROCK AF'B ARK TO RJEZHQ/COF'S USAF' RJ~XBRISAC OffUTT AF'B NEaR RJ~F'ALB/C INCNORAD ENT ArB COLO RFEMVB/CANAIRDEF' ST HUBERT MONTREAL CANADA RJEBKF/2AF BARKSDALE ArB LA RJ~FKF'/33 AIRDIV RICHARDS-GEBAUR AF'B MO UNCLAS 384DCOI 0 1314. USAF' F'OR AF'OOP, SAC AND 2AF' F'OR DO. REFERENCE INITIAL CIRVIS REPORT SUBNITTED TO ST LOUIS CENTER 21/0909Z MAR 6 1, BY 384TH BOMB WING B-47 NR 2092, CALL SIGN CHUM 13 . WHILE FLYING ON H~ADING OF 3~0 DEGRE23, AL7I-UDE 26,Ja0 AT A ?OI~JT ~?PROXI~ATELY 60 MILES E OF SPRINGFIELD, ~10. CREW OBSERVED A GREEN COLORED LIGHT SUFfiCIENTLY BRIGHT TO LIGHT COCKPIT, VERY SIMILAR TO 'Jf?DINARY GRESN FLARE. AT TillE OF StGHTI\IG PILOT r.sTH1ATSD !T 7J 3 AJOUf l , o00 FEET ?~OM AIRC~AFT. "92.5;.54, .:>IdC2 3AMC: LIGHT ~AS SEEN BY TWO ADDITIONAL B- 47S IN THE SA~E GENERAL AREA, DISTANCE teARTM!HT 0P ~ Am POD SiAff MESSAGE OIV&SION tJIC 4$$fll8) arnt!l' AF IN: 54290 (22 Mar 61) Page 2 of 2 pages PAGE TWO RJ WFDX 28 UNDOUBTEDLY WAS MUCH GREATER. PILOT REPORTS THAT SOURCE OF LIGHT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE MOVING AT EXTREMELY HIGH RATE OF SPEED AS IT DESCENDED FROM HIS RIGHT TO LEFT. SOURCE OF LIGHT LEFT NO TRAIL AS WOULD BE EXPECTED FROM METEORITE OR BURNING NOSE CONE. 21/2342Z MAR RJWFDX NOTE : Advance copies delivered to OOP-CP and CIN 2200502 Mar 61